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TIL most people are using way too much water when they pour over
Watched a guy at my local shop in Portland dump his entire kettle in 15 seconds. Flooded the whole filter. I asked the barista about it and she said it's the #1 mistake newbies make. I tried slowing my pour to a thin stream over 2.5 minutes. Night and day difference in taste. Has anyone else noticed cafe customers pouring too fast?
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kevin_murray8813h ago
Yeah, that "dumping the whole kettle in 15 seconds" thing is exactly what I was doing for months. I thought more water faster meant more extraction or something, I don't know. Then I watched a YouTube video where a guy did a slow, steady pour over like a minute and a half and I tried it. Huge difference. The coffee was way less bitter and I could actually taste notes in it instead of just "hot brown water." Now I aim for that thin stream and it takes me about two minutes total, and I honestly can't go back to the fast pour.
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@kevin_murray88 it's actually closer to 3 minutes total for the best extraction, not 1.5.
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